February Newsletter

Mrs. Thesing’s Second Grade

LANGUAGE ARTS

MATH

What are we working on this month:

  • Silent Letters (wr, kn, gn, mb, sc)
  • R-controlled Vowels
  • Reread for Comprehension
  • Compare and Contrast
  • Compound Words
  • Proper Nouns (Capitalization)
  • Cause and Effect
  • Writing: Ideas, voice, and Word Choice
  • Helping Verbs
  • Irregular Verbs
  • Inflectional Endings -s, es, ed, ing
  • Quotations in speech
  • Similes
  • Book Titles (Capitalization and underline)

What are we working on this month:

  • Counting Money (Q, D, N, P and $1)
  • Subtraction with Ungrouping
  • Subtraction Word Problems
  • Buy and Sell with $1
  • Word Problems with Unknown Addends
  • Two-Step Word Problems
  • Math Mountains with 2-digit numbers

Math Facts

We are working hard to complete our math facts quickly. You can practice facts with flashcards, iPad apps, or online.

Conferences

Conferences begin Feb. 9th. Each conference is scheduled for a 20 minute time slot. I am looking forward to meeting with each of you to share your child's progress.

SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES AND HEALTH

We are currently working on a matter unit in science. In this unit students will explore the properties of materials and matter. They describe and classify different types of materials by properties like hardness, flexibility, and absorbency, and they investigate how those properties are useful in meeting basic human needs (such as clothing and cooking). They also investigate how heating and cooling affect the properties of materials.

Reminders

September

Calendar

Reminders

Birthdays

Calendar

Please make sure your child comes to school with all they necessary winter gear. They need to wear boots and snow pants outside each day.

Feb. 11 - Baya

Feb. 9, 13, 14 - Conferences

Feb. 16-20 - No School

Contact Information

lthesing@district745.org